Iran says four oil tankers hit by explosions in Strait of Hormuz
Verified: 9 outlets in 5 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
- Nov 11, 8:21 PM UTCFirst reportIran's military reports explosions on two oil tankersperthnow.com.au ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 8:07 AM UTC · +12 h
- Nov 12, 5:42 PM UTC+21 hIran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuzenglish.aawsat.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:51 PM UTC+23 hFour Oil Tankers Struck by Hormuz Explosionsmarinelink.com ↗
- Nov 13, 1:15 AM UTC+29 hIran’s IRGC Claims Tanker Explosion In Hormuz Straiteurasiareview.com ↗
- Nov 13, 7:12 AM UTC+35 hIran says tanker carrying LNG hit mine, suffered explosion in Hormuzstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 13, 7:28 AM UTC+35 h· you’re reading thisIran says four oil tankers hit by explosions in Strait of Hormuztradearabia.com ↗
Fact-checks
Fact-checkers looked at claims about this story. Their findings are in their own words, linked to their checks. WorldPulse doesn’t rule on claims.
- Is more oil going through Hormuz than before the Iran war, as Byron Donalds said? No. ↗
The claim it checked: “There’s more oil going through the Strait (of Hormuz) today than there was pre-war.”
[Claude] The outlets differ: Reports 2 and 3 match Report 1's four-tanker Hormuz explosions, but Report 4 describes two tankers and a single explosion, which conflicts with Report 1's count of four.
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